Hi all, as per subject, i play offline, prepare to die edition on PC, mainly strenght character.

Did i understand correctly that if i upgrade my Claymore to +15 i can still apply gold pine resin, while if i make it a lightning +5 then i cannot apply resin?

Or should i upgrade my black knight great sword (which i find VERY slow right now, i have 26 STR and it requires 32 so i have to use it with both hands, i don't know if ,once i reach 32 STR, it will be faster).

Or should i go with man serpent great sword, that many people suggest?

The Man-Serpent Greatsword at +15 scales an A in strength, as opposed to the C / C scaling in strength and dexterity if the Claymore, so applying a resin to the Man-Serpent Greatsword with a strength build would deal far more damage.

That's right savior, and the Darkwraiths in New Londo Ruins are a good way of farming for titanite chunks, which will make upgrading to +14 quite easy. They also have titanite slabs as a rare drop, but if you've beaten the Stray Demon after returning to the Undead Asylum, then that's one slab you won't have to spend a bit of time farming for - provided you haven't already used it if you have killed the Stray Demon.

He can be a bit of a pain, but learn the pattern of his attacks and stay behind him and you should be fine. Also, while you are the if you haven't already trade all things you can with sparkly to receive different types of titanite

yeah i think that should be the best tactic, staying behind him, also because with his axe he has a range that covers all the room so i guess that is the only solution, i wonder if i can manage rolling through his legs like i did with the golem on top of sen's fortress...but i think he has too big belly to do that...